"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." -- Samuel Adams 1776.
I see the local law enforcement violating people's rights. When a car is pulled over, the driver is not only made to get out, but the vehicle is searched. I have seen this more times than I can count. I don't know what the deal is, or why this happens, but I can tell you honestly, that it is more often than not, illegal to do so without probably cause. Now what bothers me anymore, is what exactly dictates probable cause?
When I see these people pulled over, it's not people of any particular race. It's people of all walks of life, and colors. What bothers me the most, is what will happen when I get pulled over for some minor violation? If I speed, or run a red light, or if the police decides to run my plates, will it end up in a search of my car? I have nothing to hide, but if this becomes common practice, and the police continue to do this, and people accept it as common, what does that say about where my community is headed?
I guess it doesn't take much to train sheep now does it?